By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has inaugurated the Central Gas Processing Facility at the Al-Faihaa [Fayhaa, Block 9] oil field in Basra, with a capacity of 130 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). The launch was conducted via video link by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, in the presence of Deputy Prime […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced plans to open 10 gas exploration blocks for investment in a new licensing round. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Abdul Ghani revealed that the ministry will present these opportunities to specialized companies during an upcoming visit to the United States, targeting global […]
By John Lee. The Ministry's Deputy Minister for Gas Affairs has inspected the gas project in Block 9 (Al-Fayhaa, Faihaa) in Basra province. Mr. Ezzat Saber said he hoped to utilize 130 million cubic feet per day of gas from the field by year-end, along with equipping power stations to process 100 million cubic feet […]
By John Lee. The President of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) has laid the foundation stone for the $594-million crude oil processing plant at Block 9, within the Al-Fayha Oil Field in Basra Province. Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said that the development is important for the production of light oil, with a target for this […]
By John Lee. Egypt has finalised a farm-in at Iraq's Block 9 area in Basra province on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Kuwait Energy (KEC) will give up 10 percent of the concession, leaving it with a 60 percent share. According to a report from Reuters, this is the first time that the state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum […]
Sarmad Al-Khudairi, CEO of Al-Fayha Building Solutions, one of the biggest industrial contractors and service providers in south Iraq, is focusing resources on its precast concrete business in response to soaring demand, according to a report in Construction Week. He told CW in an interview: “We are focusing on our main business, which is the […]
